Xu Mo's eyes were red. After hearing a few words of praise from Tianjia, he put down the ink scroll.
He handed over his hand and retreated from the crowd.
As their morale was boosted, the students performed better and better, each of them impassioned and full of feelings for their family and country.
But there are only a few who can surpass Xu Mo.
"You are really good. The fifth prince, who has always been mysterious, actually stood up to help you." Qi Huai, who had just retreated, came closer and muttered under his breath, "No, I'm not helping you. It should be said that he was at odds with the eldest prince, so he happened to help you. I won't kill you, but you are lucky to have the fifth prince to help you."
Xu is taciturn.
Are you really lucky?
Are there... other possibilities?
His mind moved slightly, and he asked in the same way without moving his tongue or lips, "Brother Qi, did you raise your head just now and see the true face of the fifth prince?"
"I didn't see it clearly." Qi Huai was surprised, "I only heard that he was a sickly boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. The voice just sounded seems conclusive. Why, brother Xu, is it possible that you have an old relationship with the fifth prince?"
Xu Mo shook his head.
The age is right, but the illness and weakness are not.
If he hadn't had a history of pretending to be ill, the suspicion would have been eliminated.
I only regretted that the palace examination was so strict that Xu Mo could not even raise his head to look directly at him, let alone catch up and ask.
No matter how many questions or worries, they can only be left until the end of the palace examination.
As the sun sets and dusk sets in, the last examination of the imperial examination finally comes to an end.
The Tian family was so exhausted that they took away more than four hundred ink scrolls, just waiting to name the top three tomorrow and be listed on the list the day after.
The eldest prince, examiner and others evacuated one after another.
Shaking their sore legs, more than four hundred students dispersed from the Hall of Supreme Harmony and rushed to the entrance of the imperial city in twos and threes.
Qi Huai agreed to be silent, and during this period he stopped An Jun. The three of them got together and laughed about today's ups and downs.
"Brother Xu is lucky to meet the fifth prince and the eldest prince fighting in the ring." An Jun sighed, "The eldest prince helped Fang Yuan, and the fifth prince helped you. I'm afraid you two will be in the same league."
"It's okay. Isn't it the third place in the first place? We still have a chance." Qi Huai was particularly optimistic, "Fang Yuan takes the first place, Brother Xu takes the second place, it's not bad for me to get the third place."
"Bah, is that what ordinary people can do?" An Jun expressed his disgust with his actions.
The two of them were laughing and joking, feeling relieved that the exam was over.
Only Xu Mo looked serious and his heart was heavy.
After going through so many ups and downs, he had long since disbelieved in the word coincidence. There was no need for the fifth prince to suppress the eldest prince in the palace examination, and there was no need to help him.
It's a pity that until the end of the palace examination, the slender black figure did not appear again. When I asked Qi Huai Anjun again, I got only repeated information.
Fortunately, Xu Mo has a calm temperament. Even though his heart is in turmoil, his face remains calm and calm.
He searched around, trying to find one of the eight examiners, the teacher he respected, but he didn't want to face Fang Yuan's indifferent expression.
"I'm just a commoner from Anshui County, and I want to compete with Mr. Fang for the first rank." Disdainful comments also came at the right time, "If the fifth prince hadn't stepped forward, it would have been him."
"Why would the fifth prince help him? Could it be that there was some kind of deal behind the scenes?"
"It may be that he is not on good terms with the eldest prince, or he may be related to him, but so what, he is just a spy to please foreigners. The Tian family will not choose him to be the first armor."
When Qi Huai heard that he was angry, he couldn't help but want to stand up and argue.
"No." Xu Mo stopped him and said calmly, "It's just a few more words. If there is a conflict in the imperial city, I'm afraid it will hinder the results of the imperial examination."
Although the imperial examination has ended, the top three have not yet been selected, and no one knows whether they are currently within the observation range of the Tianjia.
If it was really because of a moment of anger that his ranking was ruined, he would have suffered a big loss.
Moreover, Fangyuan of the Fang family was deep in thought. Did these words come to him unintentionally, or were they artificially instructed.
Xu Mo didn't know that he just controlled Qi Huai tightly and looked at Fang Yuan calmly.
Two young men of about the same age, because of Fang Heng and because of the imperial examination, became enemies of each other, and the two sides were always at odds.
Either you die or I live.
"Bless you." Fang Yuan mouthed these three words, then turned and left.
Xu Mo responded calmly, neither annoyed nor angry.
They didn't let go of Qi Huai until they were far away.
"What was Fang Yuan talking about just now?" An Jun turned his head in confusion, "Cook you to death?"
Qi Huai was shocked.
Xu Mo was dumbfounded.
"I wish you well." He had no choice but to correct his friend who was distracted, "I guess he thought that the results of the palace examination will be released the day after tomorrow, and there will be great changes from one day to the next."
Since today's family is not a firm and persistent person, and has particularly soft ears, he can be moved by the prince above the palace, and he must be able to influence his choices outside the palace.
"Don't be afraid, I saw your paper fell into the pile with the second-A class." Qi Huai said in a sonorous tone, "The first-A class will choose from the second-A class. Brother Xu is not sure, but the second-A class position is inevitable."
With the Fang family causing trouble with the eldest prince, Xu Mo was actually satisfied with this result.
But as long as the fifth prince's action is not accidental, as long as he is... an acquaintance, it is difficult to predict whether he will be a first-class person or a second-class person.
Thinking of this, Xu Mo's mood suddenly brightened.
He no longer struggled with the identity of the fifth prince, nor with the fifth brother who returned home, but settled down and waited for the results of the palace examination.
This result will reveal all the answers.
As the students returned, the families waiting at the gate of the imperial city burst into cheers.
Sister Qihuai rushed over first, surprised and shy at the same time, "Brother, how are you, how are you."
"It's pretty good, I feel good." Qi Huai touched his nose and added, "Brother Xu is even more eye-catching, I'm afraid Yijia is in sight."
Qi Yue stamped her foot and glanced out of the corner of her eye, only to see the boy smiling at his younger brothers and sisters.
"Don't look at it, don't look at it." Qi Huai muttered, "I haven't developed my brotherly love yet. I only have family in my heart, not you."
"Smelly brother." Qi Yue became more and more embarrassed, stepped on him hard and left.
Qi Huai was left with soreness and numbness at the same time, almost bursting into tears.
Looking at the cute little girl next to Xu Mo, he became even more jealous.
"Brother, brother, brother." Those who didn't know thought Jiang Sheng was going to lay eggs, "How are you? Did you do well in the exam? Is anyone causing trouble? How are you performing? Can you be a high official? Can I go sideways?"
"Yes, brother, can I... collude with government and businessmen?" Zheng Ruqian also raised his voice. Fortunately, he still remembered that this was a crowd, so he downplayed the four most important words.
"Brother, is that bastard Fang Yuan giving you a hard time?" Fang Heng gritted his teeth.
"Brother, are you feeling unwell? Let me take your pulse." Wen Zhiyun didn't know what he was thinking of and came over with tears in his eyes.
Xu Mo almost couldn't help but tell the story about the fifth prince.
Thinking about the temperament of his younger brothers and sisters, he forced himself to hold it back and just nodded and said, "It's not bad, at least he's a second-class kid."
Yijia has a transcendent status and can directly enter the Hanlin Academy and obtain the official title of editor, editor, and sixth to seventh grade.
The second-level Jinshi is not ordinary. He can be a shujishi, or he can be a candidate for county magistrates in various places, or at least a minor official.
Xu Mo has a stable temperament, and what he can say is very close to the truth.
Jiang Sheng burst into cheers, looked at Zheng Ruqian again, and ran away.
"Second brother, hurry up, we agreed before, hurry up, hurry up."
